SPJ Diversity Committee launches campaign against phrase "illegal immigrant"
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[QUOTE=TH89;27061502]People can't be "legal" or "illegal." That is inherently dehumanizing and the whole reason why this is debated in the first place.[/QUOTE]
No but your immigration status can be "legal or illegal" which is the point of the term, it describes effectively the legal status of their immigration.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;27055622]but being undocumented is illegal[/QUOTE]
In Arizona it is. Everywhere else it's not "Illegal" because its not criminally prosecuted.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;27061611]No but your immigration status can be "legal or illegal" which is the point of the term, it describes effectively the legal status of their immigration.[/QUOTE]
When you refer to a human being as "an illegal" you are dehumanizing them. Dehumanization is the first step toward disenfranchisement and human rights abuses. Most people with souls agree that human rights are important.
I would have a problem with illegal immigrants if it wasn't nearly fucking impossible to immigrate to the US legally
No human is illegal.
[QUOTE=Ama-zake;27062229]I would have a problem with illegal immigrants if it wasn't nearly fucking impossible to immigrate to the US legally[/QUOTE]
Do you agree with rule of law?
I can't begin to explain how pointless this is
[QUOTE=TH89;27062095]Most people with souls agree that human rights are important.[/QUOTE]
The term you're looking for is "brains".
[QUOTE=Zeke129;27062675]The term you're looking for is "brains".[/QUOTE]
Or "common sense."
[QUOTE=Zeke129;27062675]The term you're looking for is "brains".[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ThatHippyMan;27062812]Or "common sense."[/QUOTE]
:rolleyes:
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[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;27062617]I can't begin to explain how pointless this is[/QUOTE]
Take it up with TH89
[QUOTE=doggelito;27062283]Do you agree with rule of law?[/QUOTE]
Not when the law is unjust or poorly designed.
c'mon kid, this is politics 101
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;27064233]:rolleyes:
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You're rolling your eyes at human rights
People forget that illegal means against the law as in, it's against the law for them to be here.
What's next? Squatters called "Undocumented residents"?
[QUOTE=Glaber;27066469]What's next? Squatters called "Undocumented residents"?[/QUOTE]
"Squatters" is extremely politically correct as it is
What's next, we can't be christians anymore?
damn political correctness
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just a quick question: why does anyone give a shit
oh no people call illegal immigrants something else time to make a thread and complain about it
That is dumb. They are illegal, I will damn well call them "illegal immigrants" and I don't give a fuck if it's "politically incorrect"
[QUOTE=Glitch360;27068597]That is dumb. They are illegal, I will damn well call them "illegal immigrants" and I don't give a fuck if it's "politically incorrect"[/QUOTE]
no one gives a fuck anyway
why does the SPJ care about what Glitch360 calls immigrants
[editline]30th December 2010[/editline]
the only people that care what you call others are the people around you and those are your social issues
I prefer the less offensive term "cheap labor".
Let's start calling them Criminal Aliens.
illegal immigrant doesnt mean the person is illegal, it just means that their immigration status is illegal. calling someone an "illegal" doesnt make sense.
the american immigration system doesn't make any sense
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;27060211]Except changing it to "undocumented workers" makes it seem like they simply need to file paper work[/QUOTE]
Wait isn't that exactly what they need to do?
I believe anyone who supports this should be asked if there a legal immigrant. Watch 75% of them bail.
"Legally-challenged travelers."
[QUOTE=TH89;27061502]People can't be "legal" or "illegal." That is inherently dehumanizing and the whole reason why this is debated in the first place.[/QUOTE]
What if they're angsty anti-authority teen immigrants and being called illegal makes the feel edgy? Did you ever consider that? No, I think not.
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[QUOTE=thisispain;27069323]the american immigration system doesn't make any sense[/QUOTE]
Make them wait in line for decades as they will inevitably be killed by drug cartels and we won't have to deal with them. Makes sense to me.
I can see how one might think calling them "Illegals" might be offensive but illegal immigrants is about as to the point as you can get. They immigrated illegally. Next I suppose we should call murderers "people with emotional distress"
[QUOTE=Glitch360;27068597]That is dumb. They are illegal[/QUOTE]
No, they are doing something illegal. A person cannot be illegal unless you live in Nazi Germany or something
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